Modified bat algorithm based on covariance adaptive evolution for global optimization problems

X Shan, H Cheng - Soft Computing, 2018 - Springer
Bat algorithm is a newly proposed swarm intelligence algorithm inspired by the echolocation
behavior of bats, which has been successfully used in many optimization problems …

Binary bat algorithm

S Mirjalili, SM Mirjalili, XS Yang - Neural Computing and Applications, 2014 - Springer
Bat algorithm (BA) is one of the recently proposed heuristic algorithms imitating the
echolocation behavior of bats to perform global optimization. The superior performance of …

A multi-swarm bat algorithm for global optimization

GG Wang, B Chang, Z Zhang - 2015 IEEE congress on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By simulating the echolocation behavior of bats in nature, bat algorithm (BA) is proposed for
global optimization that is a recently developed nature-inspired algorithm. Since then, it has …

New directional bat algorithm for continuous optimization problems

A Chakri, R Khelif, M Benouaret, XS Yang - Expert Systems with …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bat algorithm (BA) is a recent optimization algorithm based on swarm intelligence and
inspiration from the echolocation behavior of bats. One of the issues in the standard bat …

An improved bat algorithm with variable neighborhood search for global optimization

GG Wang, M Lu, XJ Zhao - 2016 IEEE congress on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bat algorithm (BA) is newly proposed bio-inspired metaheuristic algorithm with the
inspiration of the echolocation of bats in nature. Several experimental results have proven to …

[PDF][PDF] An improved bat algorithm based on novel initialization technique for global optimization problem

WH Bangyal, J Ahmad, TR Hafiz… - International journal of …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Bat algorithm (BA) is a nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm which is widely used to solve
the real world global optimization problem. BA is a population-based intelligent stochastic …

Bat-inspired algorithms with natural selection mechanisms for global optimization

MA Al-Betar, MA Awadallah, H Faris, XS Yang… - Neurocomputing, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, alternative selection mechanisms in the bat-inspired algorithm for global
optimization problems are studied. The bat-inspired algorithm is a recent swarm-based …

Bat algorithm with triangle-flipping strategy for numerical optimization

X Cai, H Wang, Z Cui, J Cai, Y Xue, L Wang - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Bat algorithm (BA) is a novel population-based evolutionary algorithm inspired by
echolocation behavior. Due to its simple concept, BA has been widely applied to various …

A new modification approach on bat algorithm for solving optimization problems

S Yılmaz, EU Küçüksille - Applied Soft Computing, 2015 - Elsevier
Optimization can be defined as an effort of generating solutions to a problem under bounded
circumstances. Optimization methods have arisen from a desire to utilize existing resources …

An improved bat algorithm with velocity weight and curve decreasing

Y Ye, X Zhao, L Xiong - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2022 - Springer
A bat algorithm (BA) is a heuristic algorithm that operates by imitating the echolocation
behavior of bats to perform global optimization, which has fast convergence, a simple …